Alexandre Voisard
Swiss writer and politician (1930–2024)
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Alexandre Voisard (14 September 1930 – 15 October 2024) was a Swiss writer and politician of the Socialist Party (PS).[1] In 1992, he moved to France, living in Courtelevant.
Alexandre Voisard | |
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Voisard in 2016 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Jura | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1930 Porrentruy, Jura, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 October 2024 (aged 94) Porrentruy, Jura, Switzerland |
| Party | PS |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
Born in Porrentruy on 14 September 1930, Voisard had a tumultuous childhood. At the age of 20, he moved to Geneva and lived a bohemian lifestyle.[2] However, he returned to his home canton of Jura and wrote his first books, Écrit sur un mur and Vert Paradis.[3] In 1957, he married Thérèse Laval, with whom he would have five children. The couple ran a bookstore while Voisard continued his literary pursuits.[4]
Voisard joined the Rassemblement jurassien in 1947 and was a figure in Jura separatism.[2] His poem, Liberté à l'Aube, was read during the creation of the Canton of Jura.[2] He was appointed a cultural delegate for the new Canton[5] and promoted its culture and arts through his association with Pro Helvetia.[6] From 1979 to 1983, he was a member of the Parliament of Jura.[7] In 1990, Voisard was elected to the Académie Mallarmé in Paris. In 1997, he joined the Académie européenne de poésie.[8]
Voisard died on 15 October 2024, at the age of 94.[9]
Publications
- Écrit sur un Mur (1954)
- Vert Paradis (1955)
- Chronique du guet (1961)
- Liberté à l'aube (1967)
- Les Deux Versants de la solitude (1969)
- Louve (1972)
- La Nuit en miettes (1975)
- Je ne sais pas si vous savez (1975)
- Un Train peut en cacher un autre (1979)
- La Claire Voyante (1981)
- Les Rescapés et autres poèmes (1984)
- L'Année des treize lunes (1984)
- Toutes les vies vécues (1989)
- Le Dire Le Faire (1991)
- Maîtres et valets entre deux orages (1993)
- Une enfance de fond en comble (1993)
- Le Repentir du Peintre (1995)
- Le Déjeu (1997)
- Au rendez-vous des alluvions (1997)
- Sauver sa trace (2000)
- Quelques fourmis sur la plage (2001)
- Fables des orées et des rues (2003)
- L'Adieu aux abeilles et autres nouvelles (2003)
- Le Mot musique ou l'Enfance d'un poète (2004)
- De Cime et d'abîme (2007)
- Dans la fièvre du migrant (2007)
- L’Intégrale (2007)
- Émergence (2010)
- La Poésie en chemins de ronde (2010)
- Autour de liberté à l'aube. Correspondance 1967-1972 (2010)
- Accrues. Carnets 1999-2008 (2011)
- Silves (2011)
- Le Poète coupé en deux (2012)
- Derrière la lampe (2012)
- Oiseau de Hasard (2013)
- Les petites Heures de Jean la Paille suivi de l'Oracle des quatre jeudis (2014)
- Ajours (2017)
- Notre-Dame des égarées (2017)
- L'ordinaire et l'aubaine des mots (2020)
Awards
- Youth prize of the Société jurassienne d'émulation (1950)[7]
- Literary prize of the Société jurassienne d'émulation (1955)[7]
- Prix du Jura libre (1967)[7]
- Schiller Prize (1969)[7]
- Schiller Prize (1994)[7]
- Prix Alain-Bosquet (2011)[10]
- Prix Renfer (2015)[11]
- Prix des auditeurs de la RTS (2018)[12]